Lizaan du Plessis
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 February 1986 Somerset East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $29,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 95–77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 521 (14 April 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 64–48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 278 (14 September 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lizaan du Plessis (born 23 February 1986) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biography
Born in Somerset East on the Eastern Cape, du Plessis made her Fed Cup debut for South Africa in 2005 and went on to feature in a total of ten ties.[1] She won seven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, one in singles and six in doubles. At the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, she won silver medals in both singles and doubles events.[2]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (1–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 20 June 2004 | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | Hard | Portugal Ana Catarina Nogueira | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 27 November 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | South Africa Chanelle Scheepers | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 5 November 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | South Africa Alicia Pillay | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 August 2007 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Australia Jessica Moore | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 28 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | South Africa Chanel Simmonds | 6–1, 6–0 |
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Doubles: 11 (6–5)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1 November 2003 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Egypt Noha Mohsen | Egypt Heidi El Tabakh Egypt Yomna Farid |
1–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 31 July 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | United Kingdom Rebecca Llewellyn | Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle Republic of Ireland Karen Nugent |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 March 2005 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Rebecca Llewellyn | Austria Verena Amesbauer Czech Republic Veronika Chvojková |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 29 October 2005 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | South Africa Alicia Pillay | South Africa Abigail Olivier South Africa Elze Potgieter |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 November 2005 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Netherlands Leonie Mekel | Russia Galina Fokina Russia Raissa Gourevitch |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 3 August 2007 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Belgium Davinia Lobbinger | United Kingdom Julia Bone United Kingdom Olivia Scarfi |
7–6(6), 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 31 August 2007 | Mollerusa, Spain | Hard | South Africa Kelly Anderson | Spain Sabina Mediano-Álvarez Spain Francisca Sintès Martín |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 4. | 7 October 2007 | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Hard | United States Daisy Ames | Estonia Gajane Vage Spain Maribel Vicente Joyera |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 27 October 2007 | Cape Town, South Africa | Hard | South Africa Lisa Marshall | South Africa Tegan Edwards Spain Goele Lemmens |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 26 October 2008 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Australia Tiffany Welford | United States Robin Stephenson South Africa Natalie Grandin |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6. | 6 March 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Australia Monique Adamczak | China Han Xinyun China Ji Chunmei |
6–3, 7–5 |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "SA Women Bring in AAG Medals". gsport.co.za. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links
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